Rivet

Back to Connect360 I go.... Sorry Rivet I originally switched from Connect360 to Rivet a few months ago. This was mainly due to stagnant development & non responsive support for Connect360. Rivet also had a few neat features such as auto media updating, and better file organization, both of which appealed to me. Unfortunately, over the past few months I have become annoyed with the need to constantly restart Rivet in order for it to function properly (both with the 1.x and 2.x versions). This can be caused by: 1. Moving between wireless networks. Once I reconnect to my home network, the Xbox won't detect my MBP until Rivet is restarted. 2. Sleeping. Once the MBP has been woken up in the morning, Rivet must again be restarted. 3. Occasionally, Rivet also stops working when new movies are added to one of my shared folders. This I can't explain. It has come to a point where 50% of the time when I want to use Rivet, it needs to be restarted before anything will work properly. Although Connect360 lacks a few features, it is ROCK SOLID on the network side. As long as the MacBook Pro is turned on and connected to my wireless network, it always works! No fiddling required. If you have a desktop computer, definitely get Rivet. But when it comes to a laptop and network connectivity, Connect360 just can't be beat. P.S. - This review was censored on the Cynical Peak forums.

According to the developer's news page this application is no longer in development. Rather disappointing considering I really like it.

This is a crappy update considering what Playback/Medialink is doing...

Loved Rivet, paid for it and it worked a treat with my router setup. Now I'm trying to get Rivet to work with my Xbox via sharing my Mac's internet with it. No dice. According to the Rivet forums this isn't possible with Rivet. But it is with Connect 360. Wasted $20. Well, I did use Rivet for a month or so, so not totally wasted, but if you want to share your Mac's internet with your Xbox you'll want Connect 360, not Rivet.